Sometimes, when trying to solve a problem, you can hit a wall. The answers or the solutions just aren’t coming to you, no matter how much you think about it. And that can be really frustrating. One way of dealing with this is to look around your world for some random phrase or idea that […]
decision making, Decisions, fortune cookie
When I was in high school, I worked at a sub shop. One day, there was a little kid at the counter who was covering and uncovering his ears. If you’ve ever done that in a noisy environment, you know it changes your perception of the sound around you. A few people were looking at […]
advice, Confidence, self confidence, sub shop
My grandmother once told me,” If you are wanted a lot, go a little. If you’re wanted a little, don’t go at all.” It was her ways of helping me avoid wearing out my welcome, but it also brings up how much life can be lived at the level of acceptance and rejection. Although you […]
acceptance, advice, grandmother
One of my favorite quotations is from Winston Churchill who said,” When you’re going through hell, keep going.” It’s an outstanding reminder that no matter how bad things get, our ability to keep moving forward, to keep putting one foot after the other, to keep going, is critically important. That’s especially true in situations when […]
keep going, perserverance, push through, winston churchill
There’s a term in cooking called the “smoke point” of a cooking oil. That’s when the oil gets so hot it starts to break down, burn and, smoke. I think people are like that, too! We have points where we get so frustrated or angry we start to break down, burn, and smoke … and […]
anger, frustrations, smoke pointWhen I was 19 years old, I had the great fortune of being trained and mentored in sales by legendary South Jersey salesman Sam Kligerman. Sam was an old-school gentleman who wore a suit every day and didn’t take that jacket off no matter how hot it was outside. When we were going out on […]
One of the greatest accomplishments in sports is when Roger Bannister, a British runner, broke the four-minute mile barrier in 1954. He accomplished something that was previously thought to be almost physically impossible to achieve. Here’s what’s interesting and not as well-known: After he accomplished that feat, many people started running sub four-minute miles. In […]
impossible, mindset, rogerbannister, track
I was at a client’s office for a meeting and a few people had arrived early and were telling a story that was causing a few of them to smile and laugh. When the next person walked into the room, she saw everyone smiling and she started smiling right away, before she knew what was […]
contagion of emotion, contagious, emotions
I had lunch with two colleagues at a restaurant and when the server came over, I asked what the soup of the day was. She said,” Vegetable.” I said,” How is it?” She immediately took half a step back, her head started going left and right, she made this face like she was smelling something […]
action, actions speak louder than words, conflict, honesty
